Care Coordination

Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, N.Y., and Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath, N.Y., have agreed to a formal affiliation in which officials from both institutions will oversee operations at the Ira Davenport facility, according to a report by…

Since the Illinois passed legislation allowing stand-alone EDs last year, at least three such sites have opened in the state, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.

Baptist Health System has begun construction in January on a new hospital on San Antonio’s south side, according to a report by the San Antonio Business Journal.

A considerably smaller Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital is scheduled to reopen for service in 2013, now that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved the plan, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

Western Maryland Regional Medical Center has officially opened in Cumberland, Md., according to a report by the Baltimore Sun.

Triumph Our Lady of Peace Hospital has moved into renovated space in Mishawaka, Ind., that will be vacated by St. Joseph Community Hospital, according to a report by WNDU TV in South Bend.

Southcoast Hospitals Group, based in New Bedford, Mass., has broken ground on a new 56,000 square-foot cancer care center in Fairhaven, Mass., according to The New England Business Bulletin.

The Christ Hospital is a 555-bed facility in Cincinnati that has a proud 120-year history. In addition to a medical staff of more than 900 physicians, the hospital has 4,300 employees and more than 200 volunteers.

Banner Health has begun construction on a new $107 million cancer center in Gilbert, Ariz., according to a report by the Arizona Republic.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's plan to close 123-bed UPMC Braddock Hospital on Jan. 31, 2010, is causing a storm of protest, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.